Talk:Pram (ship)

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pram[edit]

A pram or pramm describes a type of shallow-draught flat-bottomed ship. It describes a type of shallow-draught flat-bottomed ship.

Prams , in German known as Prahm are of ancient flatbottom boat design, and have been used particularly by people in Northern Germany and Prussia around the Baltic Sea as well as the North Sea for many centuries. The Museum at Haithabu features several excavated wrecks. One recently discovered wreck was built around 1200 AD and measures 15m length by 3m width.

Non-naval prams[edit]

"Pram" is a common term (at least in New England) for a flat-bottomed, rectangular-framed (usually) wooden dinghy commonly used as a simple tender, particularly by independent fishermen. They are either rowed or powered with an outboard motor. [1], [2], [3] (this one is pretty fancy for a typical pram imo), [4] (this guy mounted a mast in his pram and added a sail, which i've never seen), [5] - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 18:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

@KeithTyler: What gives? 403 Forbidden